Schizophrenia News

Prospective Biomarker for Schizophrenia?

March 29th, 2012
ProspectiveIn a new study, Swedish researchers have identified epigenetic changes -- known as DNA methylation -- in the blood of patients with schizophrenia. Epigenetics is an emerging field of study characterized by research ...

Both Nature and Nurture Increase Risk for Schizophrenia

March 28th, 2012
Both Nature and Nurture Increase Risk for SchizophreniaResearchers at Johns Hopkins University say they now have a better understanding of how both nature and nurture can affect a person’s risk for schizophrenia and ...

Smoking Seen as Schizophrenia Risk Factor

March 27th, 2012
Smoking Seen as Schizophrenia Risk FactorA novel study suggests difficulties processing auditory stimuli, genetic factors and smoking are potential risk factors for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia has long been known to be hereditary although researchers have been ...

Newly Occurring Mutations Linked to Schizophrenia

March 23rd, 2012
Newly Occurring Mutations Linked to SchizophreniaDe novo mutations -- new mutations in the carrier, not inherited from either parent -- may be responsible for causing schizophrenia, say researchers from the Université de Montréal. The research ...

Jason Russell: What is Brief Reactive Psychosis?

March 21st, 2012
Jason Russell: What is Brief Reactive Psychosis?Jason Russell, the director of the YouTube sensation "Kony 2012," has apparently been diagnosed with something called "brief reactive psychosis." This is better known formally in psychiatry as a ...

Publication Bias May Give MDs an Incomplete Picture of Antipsychotics

March 21st, 2012
Publication Bias May Leave Doctors with Incomplete Picture on AntipsychoticsWhen doctors prescribe antipsychotic medications, they may be basing their diagnoses on incomplete information, according to new research. In a followup study to a ...

Smart Phones Have Potential to Help Manage Schizophrenia, Other Disorders

March 20th, 2012
Smart Phones Have Potential to Help Manage Schizophrenia, Other Disorders Researchers at Dartmouth College believe smartphones can be used for the assessment and treatment ...

Rat Study Finds Adolescent Brain More Prone to Depression, Addiction

March 19th, 2012
Rat Study Finds Adolescent Brain More Prone to Depression, AddictionFrom a study of rats, University of Pittsburgh researchers conclude that teens face a greater risk of suffering from ...

Mental Health Leaders Call for New Drug Treatments for Depression, Schizophrenia

March 17th, 2012
There is a serious lack of new drug treatments for mental health disorders, such as depression and schizophrenia, say leading international academics, who are currently advocating for new approaches to drug development for mental health disorders.  Although nearly 40 percent of the ...

Virtual Reality Study of Mice Gives New Clues on Memory

March 15th, 2012
Virtual Reality Study of Mice Gives New Clues on MemoryA new research method that incorporates virtual reality and brain imaging is being used to learn how the brain forms short-term memories used in ...
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